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Debbie Sorensen of Phillips joined the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday.

Debbie Sorensen of Phillips joined the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday.

Potential Kansas Nebraska Heritage Area draws concern

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Debbie Sorensen of Phillips joined the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday to air her concerns on the proposed Kansas Nebraska Heritage Area designation that, if passed, would include Hamilton County land.
This image from a previous Nebraska Rod and Custom Association 600-mile road tour offers a sample of what local residents will see pass through town this Saturday on Highway 34.

This image from a previous Nebraska Rod and Custom Association 600-mile road tour offers a sample of what local residents will see pass through town this Saturday on Highway 34.

Classic car road tour to parade through Aurora Saturday

News Staff
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
A true sight to behold, Aurora will welcome the 28th annual Nebraska Rod and Custom Association 600-mile Tour Nebraska driving event Saturday.  This is a road tour of 450-plus classic, antique and special interest vehicles. This unique driving event will also entertain young and old.
Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley

Nebraska’s 2022 draft prospects

Dave Bradley
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Following the completion of the annual spring game, Nebraska’s football program is officially on hiatus. And that’s no doubt a good thing, giving players a mental break after the COVID-plagued 2020 campaign, leading right into winter conditioning and spring ball.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, bats are a part of almost every ecosystem across the world.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, bats are a part of almost every ecosystem across the world.

What to know about Nebraska’s local bats

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, bats are a part of almost every ecosystem across the world. Christopher Fill, coordinator for the North American Bat Monitoring Program in Nebraska, spoke on how residents can understand and support the state’s bat population.
Dave Bradley

Dave Bradley

Nebraska’s all-name team

Dave Bradley
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Analyzing the 2021 Husker football team’s roster a couple weeks ago proved to be plenty interesting. Listed on the Huskers.com website are incoming freshmen, true freshmen, walk-on freshmen, redshirt freshmen as well as, you guessed it, COVID freshmen.
This group of students led by community mentor Tina Larson (right), practices their quick pitch before their time infront of the judges.

This group of students led by community mentor Tina Larson (right), practices their quick pitch before their time infront of the judges.

Creative products result of Extension’s Inventure Day fun

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Aurora and Hampton sixth graders spent March 30 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, working their way through the process of inventing never-before-seen imaginary businesses and products that were then pitched in front of a panel of judges.
Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave producers an overview of the current state of the hemp program at the Nebraska Farm Expo.

Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave producers an overview of the current state of the hemp program at the Nebraska Farm Expo.

State of Hemp Union address changes in Nebraska

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Producers were invited to attend the State of the Hemp Union seminar at the Nebraska Farm Expo Feb. 23 in Lincoln. There Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave an overview of the hemp program in Nebraska.